From Silicon Valley Watcher:
The mystery Google barge in San Francisco Bay that’s stacked high with containers over 4 stories high is an invitation-only “luxury showroom” reports CBS KPIX.Since Samsung has filed a patent for a Glass competitor may we suggest some decidedly "Go-big-or-go-home" architecture for their showroom:
Google’s Secret Revealed: Barge To Offer High-End Showrooms
Google’s mysterious barge in San Francisco Bay will feature luxury showrooms and a party deck to market Google Glass and other gadgets to invitation-only clients, multiple sources told KPIX 5.Really?! Apple stores are gleaming white, glass and metal architectural wonders and they are moored in the best high traffic locations — not high tide locations. They are retail super-sites making more money per square foot than luxury jewelry store Tiffany & Co....MORE
The project, which has been in the planning stages for more than a year, was created at Google[x], the secret facility that Google reportedly runs near its corporate headquarters in Mountain View. It is personally directed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and is Google’s attempt to upstage rival Apple and its chain of popular retail stores, sources said.
